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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-10-04
A WOEFUL DEED.
| Man Crazed BY Religion
Crucifies His Wife, and
Three Children.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Oct. 3-Pas-
sengers by the Australian steamer
which arrived yesterday bring details
Of the most revolving tragedy that oc-
cured in New South Wales August
s. Wadham Windham, man of ex-
cellent standing, becoming suddenly
attacked with religious frenzy mur-
dered his wife and three children, all
of whom he loved most dearly. In
explanation he said he felt called on
by God to commit the deed. The
resurrection was near and their time
had come. AS Windham's wife offer
cd resistance he took her out doors
and with a stone broke in
her skull. He then took carving
knife and fork and thrust them
into her side. He also periced her
hands and feet, explaining afterwards
that he intended to cruelty her as
Christ was crucifled. The favorite
daughter had four cuts on her fore
head and the right side of her knee
was beaten into pulp. She has two
pierced marks on her breast, two on
each foot and two on each hand. The
marks appeared to have been made
with fork. The left side of the skull
OF his son was battered, his left side
pierced in two places, as also we're his
hands and feet. The other son seems
to have been killed direct by a cruel
fork thurst entirely through the left
side of his body. The hands and feet
of all were periced as it was Wind
hams intention to nail the bodies to a
cross, they refusing TO be thus nailed
while alive.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-10-04
PeaceabIe.

Everything seemed remarkably
quiet around the court house to-day.
To the inquisitive reporter in search
of the elusive item, the assistant
county attorney replied that there
was nothing doing with them; that he
hadn't drawn a pvper of any descrip-
ton during the day. Further inquiry
ascertained similar state of affairs in
the other offices, and the main object
of life all around appeared to be to
keep as cool as possible In such swell
tering weather.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-10-04
Recorders Court.

VIM. Jones, carrying pistol; plea
of not guilty and trial resulting in a
fine of 800 and 80 days Imprisonment
In city prison.
Chas. Hipps, laboring on Sunday
continued until Oct. Sth.
John lssenlohn, same offerse and
same order.
Jack Jacobs. interfering with pri
vate property; tried and discharged
Joe Sutherland, intoxication fined
So.
j. c. Trimble, same charge and
same fine.
Fred Meyers, same charge and same
fine.
Phillip McDurmitt, assault and bat
terry; fined So.
Il. G. Clements, same charge and
same fine.
]. C. Cherry, affray continued until
Oct. s.
Martin Flour, fighting; alias capias
and continued.
Walter Dixon, affray S5.
Harry Williams, abusive and insult
ing language; So.
Katie, disturbance; $5.
Charles Brown, interfering with
private property; 81.
John Curry, same charge and same
fine.
Fred Meyers, cursing and swearing
dismissed.
Frank Leingang, violating Sunda,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-10-04
New Stalls-20O.

The interest in the live stock ex-
hiDit at the State Fair has grown, and
applications for space to show thor.
oughbred Texas stock increased so
rapidly that the demand for stalls has
become greater than the capacity. But
the Fair management are equal to any
emergency and on yesterday closed a
contract for 200 new stock stalls. Mr.
James Arbuckle, director in charge
of the live stock department, has just
returned from trip to the southern
part of the State and reports great
interest there in the coming Fair.
Everybody is coming.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-10-04
N IDIOT WHO THINKS
Mems Department.

Here we offer II line of goods which In
point of eXllence exceeds anything ever Of
fcred the good people of this city. Suits
made from Il character OF goods which here
tofore could only be obtained in fine tailor
ing establishments, and trimmed and made
in style almost equa!ng the finest custom
work, we have in profusion-not one style,
but dozens of them. The same may be said
of our line of Overcoats. But our goods are
not confined to these excellent grades. We
have a line of goods, ranging In price from
So to Sl2, which in point of honest merit
have never been equaled. We sell only
that which will give good, honest satisfac-
tion. No matter how low the price, you
will find the goods right.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-10-04
THE PARK AFFAIR.
NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS,
EXCEPT
The Marriage Tonight.

Chief of Police Arnold being inter-
viewed this morning stated 10 the
HERALD that so far as he knew there
were no new developments in the City
Park outrage, or attempted outrage.
The parties arrested yesterday on sue
picion were released upon examina-
tion, they being able to demonstrate
their presence elsewhere at the time
of the assault and robbery. Several
persons whom it was thought might
be likely from their antecedents to
commit such crime were arrested
and subjected TO severe cross-exami-
nation. In fact, the slums and usual
purlieus Of crime and criminals were
very diligently overhauled but to no
purpose, as nothing definite could be
ascertained. The idea seems prevalent
that the offenders are still either in
Dallas or not far away, and that time
and the well-known mania of GRIM
inals for lingering around the
scenes of their exploits will prove the
most potent factors in their eventual
discovery and arrest. Marshall Arm
old states that he has no officers out
in pursuit at present, nor has helately
received any kilograms from abroad
In relation to the matter; but that
strict search in the way of a quit still
hunt is going on unremittingly here
and elsewhere, and that ho has hopes
of yet being able to announce to the
public the gratifying news of their
capture and Identification.
Meeting Mr.. Lou Barlow on the
streets to-day, the HERALD scribe ac-
costed him and inquired for any news
which he might know in regard to the
City Park affair.
81 know of nothing new to give
you," said he. 81 went to Forney last
night in response to request from
my cousin there, and in order to see
if could identify negro whom Mar
shal Jim Daugherty of that place had
arrested yesterday. When / saw the
negro, whose name don't know, but
whom they called Fox, couldn't be
certain about it, as he really fitted the
description and my recollection of the
yellow negro very well. When the
officers there took him, he gave
such confused answers to their ques-
tions, and told so many conflicting
stories of his whereabouts that night,
that they felt sure they had the right
man. We brought him over here this
morning and confronted him with
Miss Walker. She herself could not
be positive at first, as the resemblance
was so close, but after making him go
through certain motions she declared
that he was not the right one, and he
was accordingly released. No, don't
know of any other arrests or what is
being done by the officers in tn,
premises. hope they may be caught
and hung. / would like to help hang
them myself"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-10-04

The State University was formally
opened Monday with 20S students.
1t is estimated that the State con-
vict farm on Oyster creek, South Tex
as, will produce 600 bales of cotton on
900 acres.
The last connection between the b
Il o. telegraph and railway system
has been severed. The railway peo-
pie have positively refused to put up
any more money for the telegraph
system, and it must change hands OF
sustain itself.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-10-04

law alias capias and continued.
Frank Bates, same charge and same
order.
e. Marshall jumping on railroad
train; new trial granted and dis
missed.
ii. Cooper, disturbance; SO.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-10-04

In response to telegram from the
editor of the Chicago News asking
Gov. Ross for the sentiment of Texas
as to the denomination of Cleveland,
the governor responds Public senti-
ment, as voiced dy the Democratic
press of Texas, seems practically a
unit for Cleveland.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-10-04

If you want harness for your
driving horse at the most reasonable
price for leather and workmanship
don't fail to see Padgett Bros. stock
which is the largest and most COM
plete in the State.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-10-04

Mr.. James w. Meley, of Carlo
fame, stated to the HERALD this morn
ing that he would enter Carlo and his
pedigreed bitch, Fannie. as also a
young pup, yet unnamed, all New
foundlands, for prizes in the dog show
at the State Fair.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-10-04

Saddles for the cowboy, saddles for
the ladies, saddles for quiet and easy
ride. and for those who wish some
thing for comfort and made of the
best material, and the largest selection
to choose from, at Padgitt Bros.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-10-04
Marriage License.

The only marriage license issued
out of the county clerks office to-day
was that to Lon Barlow and Miss
Julia Walker.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-10-04

A. X. Bouche, the Main street grocer, has
Just added splendid refrigerator, in which
he has always the freshest country butter,
eggs. and fresh Fleischman's yeast, which Is
keptas cold as can be.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-21
AMERICAN FISHERIES.

Tho Amount and Glass Of Fish Landed
by Yankee Flshermeu In 1883.
In New England. during 1886. 1856
vessels. with an aggregate Of lis. 100
tons burden. carrying II. $50 men. pro-
duced the following amount Of fish:
"a. S63, 1914 pounds salt cod. 1926, 4S3
pounds of fresh cod. 1885,. Ol3 pounds
of other ground fish from Georges and
Browns Bank and the New England
shore. A. 443.O76 pounds OF Grand and
Western Banks salt cod. 1885, 694
pounds Of fresh halibut. 74.794 barrels
Of herring. 5.256 barrels Of salt mack
erel, $500 barrels of fresh mackerel.
7,135 barrels Of squid. 915.770 pounds
of food fish from traps. nets and boats;
5, 178, 5S5 pounds of fish from traps
used for fertilizing. The reports from
the menhaden steamers are not COM
plete. but twcnty-four of them landed
470,O22 barrels of menhaden.
The total amount of food fish landed
in Gloucester last year was 91.95l.87
pounds The grand total. including
the Atlantic, Pacific and lakes. from
the last United States census. is rs fol-
lows: Number of vessels. 1902; tom
mage, 178, 1851, which does not in
clude any tonnage Of the lakes or Pa
citic; number Of boats. 39,3O2; fisher
men employed afloat, 81, III; number of
shore men. 1862; fishing products.
1.693. 575. 019 pounds; capital invested,
SIS, 204, Boston Globe.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-21
In the Stiffness.

It is only in the cool Of the day that
I can hear Thy footsteps. o my God.
Thou art ever walking in the garden.
Thy presence is abroad everywhere and
always; but it is not everywhere nor
always that can hear Thee passing
BY. The burden and the heat Of the
day are too strong for ME. The strug-
giles of life excite me, the ambitions of
life perturb mo. the glitter Of life daz-
zles me; it is all thunder. and earth
quake. and fire. But when myself am
still l catch Thy still small voice. and
then know that Thou art God. Thy
peace can only speak to my peaceful
ness. Thy rest can only be audible to
my calm the harmony Of Thy tread
can not be heard by the discord Of my
soul. Therefore. bctimes l would be
alone with Thee. away from the heat
and the battle. l would feel the cool
breath Of Thy Spirit, that may be re-
freshed once more for the strife. /
would be famed by the breezes Of
heaven, that l may resume the dusty
road and the dolOrous road. Not to
avoid them do come to Thee. but that
l may be able more perfectly to bear
them. Let me hear Thy voice in the
garden, in the cool Of the day.-Rev.
GeOr0e MnthesOp.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-21
FOR OUR YOUNG READERS.
NATURAL HISTORY LESSON.

? ~Isuppose you think you know me, child. /" sail
he,
q But things are seldom what they seem to Be
And your Ignorance can not but lament
lean give SOME Information
For your mental cultivation,
Ifyou listen with mind intelligent"
60. thank You, sir" she said, in tones polite
Though her teeth they chartered audibly with
fright.
'Then give me y1ur attention" he began,
And please do not grow fidgety-
Ny family is Strigif1.
And .Syniun Cinsrean my clan.
I" My customs, may say, are quite nocturnal,
Though my cousins. the Nyct,ds, are diurnal
(They are dear, but distant, relatives Of
mine)
My habits are carnivorous
And sometimes insectivorouA
To rodents especially incline.
"My eyes are rather luminous, own"
He continued. in meditative tone,
q But if it would oblige you, could wink.
My pupils are diIating,
But the lids are nctitating,
Which enables me to give my noted blink.
Is grieve to say that persons supe-stltious
Abuse me in a manner most malicious,
But you-regard me not with careless eyes!
Let me ask you to observe
Final fact-that to Minerva
am sacred-and I'm counted very wise"
81 thank you very kindly ST." said she
.. But al your Latin words are Greek to me:
Don't think me rude YOU are a learned fowl,
Aud much admire your feath. rs,
So suited to all weathers;
But-excuse me!-are you not our common
OwlT'
-INargaret johnson. in ST. Nicholas.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-21
BLUE VS.. BLACK EYES.
Tommy Faneo Novel Scheme for Securing
u Little lister to His Liking.

Tommy Fane's Novel Scheme for Securing
Little lister to Ills Liking.
Tommy Fane's hair was jet-black,
and 80 was that of his little sister, who
was only four months old. They both
had black eyes. But Tommy didn't
think black hair and eyes pretty. He
loved his little sister very much, but he
used to wish she had yellow hair and
blue eyes. like those of q baby he had
once seen in the park.
Just across the street from where
Tommy lived was new house. and
one day family moved into it. While
they were putting things to rights up
stairs Tommy went in to look around.
Almost the first thing he saw was a
cradle. and in it a lovely baby. with
yellow hair curling in little rings all
over its head, and its eyes were blue.
"Oh. dear! l wish our baby looked
like this" thought Tommy. Then he
wondered if his mother wouldn't rather
have this baby than her own. He knew
she. too. thought blue eyes pretty.
He stood looking at the baby a mo-
ment. and then lifted it from the cradle.
1t was almost too heavy for him to car
~. but he held it close. and. taking it
home. put it in his little sisters cradle.
Then he carried his little sister over to
the other house.
A few minutes later tho mother of
the ycllow-haired baby came to take
the little thing upstairs. She thought
when she saw the strange baby in the
cradle that she must be dreaming. She
knew her baby's hair and eyes couldn't
have turned black in an hour. Some
body had stolen her own child. and left
this one in its place.
She picked this baby up and ran
across the street to tell somebody tho
dreadful thing that had happened.
She didn't know Tommy's mother. but
she went right in the house without
stopping to knock. And there was
Tommy. showing his mother the new
little sister with the yellow hair.
"Why. Tommy'-began his mother
Then she saw the stranger in the door
way. and ran to take the baby from her
arms.
And the strange lady caught up the
baby in the cradle. glad enough to have
found it safe.
Both the mothers cried at first, but
they laughed when Tommy told why
he had exchanged the babies. They
didn't scold him. for they knew he had
not meant to do wrong. and was sorry
! he had male SD much trouble.--Fiorence
3. Ratioye.;, IN Our Little Ones.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-21

Mr. S smith went off to tho police-station
Ito describe the little girl and to inquire
Poor little Lily was lost perhaps dead.
and no one could think where the child
had gone! Tho garden was searched
with lanterns; and; when the boys with
their father were looking round for the
last time. up came Tim and mewed.
Il believe Tim misses Lily" said
Ernest.
Tim newell again. turned round,
walked down the garden and made a
dreadful noise. Then. to the astoaish-
ment Of all. the cat lcapcd on tie big
snouball and scratched at It!
Il do believe Lily's buried in the
snow. father" cried Willie. Come
along, let's see."
Mr.. Smith said nothing. bnt with
tremendous shove he turned the ball
over. The boys clutchcd it. and there.
in tn. aperture, lay Li!y-insensible OF
asleep-but alive certainly.
Tim mewed. and raced into the house
in front of Mr.. Smith. who. with his
little girl in his arms, came running
into the kitchen.
The cook screamed. Mrs. Smith
came rushing down when the boys
cried '.Lily's found!''
The doctor came, and poor Lily was
in bed with terrible chilblains for many
days; but she never was really ill.
Il fell asleep" she said, land re-
member no more. I pretended to be a
Laplander, and brcathed through the
hole the fall had made. never heard
any one call me-"
But they were SO glad to find her
that no one scOlded her. Tim was
praised for being so sensible. and he
purrcd his thanks. But if Lily had not
been kind to him she might never have
been found.
And so ended Lily's strange adj
venture and the story of the biggest
SNOWFALL that ever was seen. "-Hea,ry
Firth. tn Little Folks.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-21
CHOICE EXTRACTS.

-Rcprove only when you love the
sinner and hate the sin.-San, Jones'
Il hold my conscience at the will Of
no mortal man. William Penn.
In sickness let me not so much
say: Am getting better Of pain? as.
Am l getting better for it.-United
Presbyterian.
This is a hOrrid wickedness. to
comply with the Word of God in little
matter on design that you may
covertly wrong him in greater.-Gwr-
naH
No sin has beauty enough in its
own complexion to win the affection of
the fondest spectator. unless its
wrinkles be filled up with the paint OF
religious pretenses.-Jenkv,a
"A flippant, frivolous man may ridi-
Guile others. may contrOvert them.
scorn them: but he who has any
respect for himself seems to have re-
nounced the right of thinking meanly
of others.
To run few steps will not get a
man heated. but walking an hour to-
gether may; so though a sudden &C.
casional thought of Heaven will not
raise our affections to any spiritual
heat, yet meditation can continue our
thoughts and lengthen our walk. till
our hearts grow warmer.-Ba1teS.
There are very few of US who are
not at some time in our lives brought
under the shadow of false accusation.
The natural way to meet it is by denial
and self-defense. But this is not the
New Testament way. nor the most
effective way. There is better. surer
and higher way. It is to give the false
accusation plain. simple. square de-
NAL, and then leave the life and tho
truth to do the rest-Lynsos Abbott
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-21
THE DIVINE PATIENCE.

How tho value Of This Virtue Il Taught in
Both the Old and Now Testaments.
THE kingdom and patience of our
Lord Jesus Christ is q combination Of
phrases that ought to be suggestive to
us. After our Lord gave His disciples
the commission to go and preach His
Gospel to all the world, He restrained
them by sending them ~ Jerusalem to
wait until they were furnished from
Heaven for their work. For ten days
they were kept waiting. Why did not
the Lord send the power at once-the
very first day! Why did He keep them
waiting SO long? Surely, that they
might learn to make haste slowly: that
is, not to begin work until they were
furnished for it. Jesus Himself waited
thirty years before He formally began
His ministry, and even after He was
formally baptized there were yet
other forty days in the wilderness.
where He was further prepared.
''Come apart and rest awhile" was a
part Of the training which the Master
gave to the twelve. Moses was eighty
years being prepared for his great work
forty years in Egypt and forty more
in the wilderness; and it took God
forty years to train the younger gen.
Grafton of Hebrews who came out of
Egypt with Moses before they were
ready for the promised land. Even
Abraham had to wait twenty years be-
fore the promised heir was born.
Jacob got into no end of trouble by
being in hurry to get his birthright.
Had he waited patiently, trusting
Gods word, no doubt it would
have been duly worked out for him
in Gods way. and saved him the sor-
row and affection which he brought
upon himself by his too eager haste.
These instances ought to be sufficient
to admonish us that in doing our work
for God we should seek the Divine
methods and wait upon God for the
word of command. and not rush toward
the accomplishment of ends as those
do who run without being sent" rs
Moses did when he undertook to an
ticipate Gods time by forty years in
the matter of delivering the children of
Israel from Egypt. 1.-The husbandman
waiteth long for his harvest" nor can
he hasten it much. He may diligently
cultivate the seed which he has planted
in the ground. but he must wait till
God gives the increase. 7. hide
feS,denk
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-21

eit . warmth II ron make another
mouth ut Tom. Now. Bill. what =
GRAMMAR?
"A book"
~That is 90. an then agin Il amt
But we'l let that pass. and 60 ON to
something more important. Harriet
Ann Jinkins. what is noun?"
1.-THE name of any thing"
THAT is right Now. ann ! . nounf
Eyes. sir.''
"What kind of . noun am Ir'
Improper
THAT is right. Bill. what is . pro-
noun?'
DO no."
why mt you knowF'
"'Cause."
docs anybody in the class know?
No answer.
I'm ashamed Of ye! Here you've
been learnin' grammar for two hull
days an don't yit know what a pro-
noun is. Tom. don't You know?"
Its part of grammar.
"That's it, You amt such derned
fool as you look. Tom. Didn't nobody
tell you. did they?"
"No, ma am"
"'Cause if they had counted it same
as miss. Well. to-mOrrer we'll begin
to parse words. an YOU must all have
good lessons. Now it's time for recess,
SO skedaddle the hull caboodle of ye."
-Zid-Bils.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-21
THE GRAMMAR CLASS.

How II II Conducted by the Teacher Of
An Arkaasas Log scho0l-HOuse.
1.-THE class in grammar will now trot
out" said an Arkansas pedagogue.
'.and / want 'em to come with less noise
nor what they ginally makes. Here
you, Jack Sharpe. you set on that air
seat by the stove. / amt goin' to let
you an Jim Jackson set together no
more. you cut up the hull time. Now
all of you shet your books, an if
ketch anybody a-peekin' it'll go hard
with 'em.
"Now. boys an gals. you want to re-
member that grammar is one of the
usefullest of studies. 1t learns US how
to speak and write as we ort. so that
we amt ashamed to 60 in the best SER
ciety. II it hadn't Of been fer my
grammar couldn't be a-teachin' Of
this school to-day. Ev'ry edgucated
person has to know how to talk gram
mar an'-hers you. Jim jackson. you'll